Preterition
Pronunciation : Pre`ter*i"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. praeteritio: cf. F. pr?t?rition.]
Definition : 1. The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past. Bp. Hall.
2. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, a summary mention of it is made; as, "I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just." Called also paraleipsis.
3. (Law)
Defn: The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion. Bouvier.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913